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<blockquote data-quote="brandonm_13" data-source="post: 690408" data-attributes="member: 7875"><p>I understand that, but even putting it on paper and having it work out that way can be way off. In a perfect world, you could buy calves when they are down in the spring, say 350-400 pounders for $.90 a pound, run them through until fall on a good rainy year, gaining 2.5 pounds per day, and sell them when calf prices went up and make $350 per calf, because none got sick or died. In reality, you're probably going to buy them at $1.10 a pound, sell them at $.75-80 a pound, lose 10%, average $10-20 per head in vet bills/dewormer/etc, and they will gain between 1-1.75 pounds per day, making you maybe $20-60 per calf, but that's just a wild guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brandonm_13, post: 690408, member: 7875"] I understand that, but even putting it on paper and having it work out that way can be way off. In a perfect world, you could buy calves when they are down in the spring, say 350-400 pounders for $.90 a pound, run them through until fall on a good rainy year, gaining 2.5 pounds per day, and sell them when calf prices went up and make $350 per calf, because none got sick or died. In reality, you're probably going to buy them at $1.10 a pound, sell them at $.75-80 a pound, lose 10%, average $10-20 per head in vet bills/dewormer/etc, and they will gain between 1-1.75 pounds per day, making you maybe $20-60 per calf, but that's just a wild guess. [/QUOTE]
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